EOC 10-inch 45-calibre naval gun explained

EOC 10 inch 45-calibre naval gun
Origin:United Kingdom
Is Ranged:yes
Is Artillery:yes
Is Uk:yes
Service:1904–45
Used By:

Weight:34.5 tons
Part Length:37feet (45 cal)
Caliber:10inches
Cartridge:500lb
Velocity:UK : 2625ft/s[1]
Italy: 850m/s[2]
Max Range:UK : 18850yd[3]
Italy : 25000m (82,000feet) @ 25°[4]
Elevation:-5° to +25°[5]

The EOC 10-inch 45 calibre gun were various similar 10-inch naval guns designed and manufactured by Elswick Ordnance Company to equip ships they built and/or armed for several countries before World War I.

History

Italian service

Elswick supplied later, more powerful "Pattern W" models of its 10-inch 45-calibre guns for the armoured cruisers. In Italian service these were known as the Cannone da 254/45 A Modello 1906.[6]

Japanese service

The Katori-class battleship Kashima had a secondary armament of four single-gun turrets positioned on each side of the ships superstructure. In Japanese service these guns were known as 10-inch/45 Type 41 naval guns.

UK service

Elswick supplied 5 of their 10-inch 45-calibre guns for use on the battleship Constitución that they were building for Chile. Britain took the ship over in 1903 as HMS Swiftsure, and the guns were designated BL 10 inch Mk VI in UK service. These guns fired a 500adj=onNaNadj=on projectile using 146lb of cordite MD propellant.[7]

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Dreadnought Project. dreadnoughtproject.org. 8 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Gun Model: IT 10in 25cm 45cal Model 1906 1907. 8 July 2023.
  3. UK mountings limited to 13.5°
  4. DiGiulian
  5. Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.324.
  6. Friedman, p. 238
  7. [Treatise on Ammunition]